Lincoln Lutheran waltzed into their match on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 7-2 victory over the Fairbury Jeffs. The Warriors have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Jeffs, too.
Paxon Sjuts looked comfortable as he pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three).
Gavin Cornell
| 04/03/25 @ Thurston-Cuming County | 6 |
| 04/26/25 vs Fairbury | 2 |
| 04/14/25 @ Centennial | 2 |
| 03/31/25 @ Falls City | 2 |
| 04/12/25 vs Seward | 1 |
| + 2 more games |
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Gavin Cornell, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. Lincoln Lutheran is 3-1 when Cornell posts two or more stolen bases, but 6-7 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Kruz Fiddler, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
Lincoln Lutheran hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fairbury struck out ten times.
Lincoln Lutheran's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-8. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Fairbury, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-14.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Lincoln Lutheran is set to take on their familiar foe Wahoo/Bishop Neumann at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Fairbury will face off against rival Auburn at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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